painting my car

[dkins419]

well i thought about painting my car with spray paint... the paint is ok on it but i have some dings, i also need a new hatch, spoiler, rear bumper and both front fenders. I looked around at pics of people who painted there car with spray paint and some of them looked pretty good and decent for spray paint. Theres also a guy around here where i live who did this and had it for a bout 2 years and you can't even tell its spray painted. Im not talking about just whipping out the spray can and spraying the ghetto way without prep.

I would be doing this in the summer as i get the body parts i need. I have lots of time and i was thinking of doing it in steps such as one day doing the fenders then a day or two later the hatch and spoiler, then the moldings/ ground effects etc.( as i have them off and do it inside in the basement). I would prime, paint, then clear coat it.

This may sound stupid to some of you, but i actually dont have the money to have my car painted by someone or a shop. First im only going to try it out on a fender and see what king of results i get. If its good, then i will do all of the car or most of it if it matches close.

Has anyone here done this? or just part of there car like a hood? Also what kind of paint would be good to use (primer, base, clearcoat)? And if i did the bumpers and ground effects, do they sell a aerosol spray can that has the flex stuff in it? My car is black and i would be painting it black again.

Any suggestions, help, or experience with this is appreciated. Im still not sure on it and was thinking of a maaco paint job, but i dont like the idea that i might have to worry about a ****ty paint job.

But if i do find someone who can do a good job on the side for cheap i will take it. Or if any of you guys do this or know someone, I live in the detroit area. Thanks - Dave

 

[CarFreakGT]

Any suggestions, help, or experience with this is appreciated. Im still not sure on it and was thinking of a maaco paint job, but i dont like the idea that i might have to worry about a ****ty paint job.

No offense, but I can't imagine a spray-can paint job being better than Maaco. I know it's hit or miss w/ some of their franchises, but it's gotta be better than a spray can. If you do the prep work and have everything taped off to avoid overspray, etc., I've heard people talk of some pretty good results. Keep in mind, I have no personal experience w/ Maaco, so it's just my .02 and what I've read on here.

Also, black is less forgiving and is going to show every flaw.

If you're really dead-set on doing it this way, maybe you can find/pick up some old used fender or other body part to try it on. You know, something that isn't going on your car. That will let you play around w/ it and do some trial and error. If you do your fender, and then don't like it, guess what--your fender still looks like @#$% and will need to be done right.

Whatever route you take--good luck!

 

[dkins419]

Thanks for the reply. Yea, thats what i was thinking of doing was trying it out on a fender and seeing what results i get. The only reason i ever though about doing it with spray cans is the car i seen painted this way and you couldnt tell. Doesnt mean i will get the same results too.

 

[DeadLifter]

My father in law has been a body man for years and sometimes for a cheap fix on cars he's sellin he'll use cans and it looks fine but you have to know what you're doin. And it does look a lot better than what I've seen from Macco.